GP IRR Checklist

1. Does the report fit within one of the topic areas listed for the IRR:

Topic list

 Arts in society
 Change in culture and communities.
 Climate change, energy and resources
 Conflict and peace
 Development, trade and aid
 Digital world
 Education for all
 Employment
 Environment, pollution and conservation
 Globalisation
 Health and wellbeing
 Law and criminality
 Media and communication
 Migration and urbanisation
 Political power and action
 Poverty and inequality
 Social identity and inclusion
 Sport and recreation
 Technology, industry and innovation
 Transport, travel and tourism
 Values and beliefs
 Water, food and agriculture

2. Is the research question global in scope?

3. Does the report start by identifying and exploring the context of the global issue?
4. Does the report go on to explore issues within the topic?
5. Does the report use evidence (with citations and references) from research to support
claims, arguments, and perspectives?
6. Does the report evaluate the quality of information (sources/processes)?
7. Does it answer the research question from local and/or national and global
perspectives?
8. Are these “perspectives” actually views on the issues, and not just information from
different countries?
9. Does the report engage with these perspectives (objectively and with empathy) to
demonstrate understanding of the arguments, reasoning or claims they are based on?
10. Does the report analyse the issue(s) by considering causes and consequences?
11. Does it draw comparisons, e.g.
 comparing causes of an issue to decide which is the most significant
 comparing causes of different issues to see if they are similar
 comparing consequences to decide which is most likely or significant?
12. Does the report justify the writer’s personal perspective with evidence and reasoning,
and end by explaining how the research has impacted their views and personal
learning?
13. Does the report draw on the analysis of the issue(s) to develop a line of reasoning to
support an argument and propose a course of action to change, improve, or resolve the
issue(s)?
14. Are the arguments, evidence, and perspectives relevant and clearly expressed within a
clearly structured report?
15. Does the report avoid using multimedia, emails, blogs, and posters?
16. Is the report between 1500 and 2000 words in length?
Source evaluation
The sources used have pros and cons. Most of the articles that have been referred
to have been updated as recently as 2019 such as “They Pump $15 Billion A Year
into Bangladesh's Economy — But at What Cost?”. Many reliable sources such as
BBC and Bloomberg and even nph government websites have been used in my
research which held multiple perspectives too. However, in many pieces of
research, the exact name and when the article was published has not been
mentioned such as the Oxfam study.

SOURCE EVALUATION

After conducting a thorough check of my sources I could conclude that the

majority of my information was taken from various credible sources from the
internet.The information in my sources is generally relevant as most of them were
published after 2015 (with the exception for one being published 2010 and 2014.)
The recent publication of the sources made my information more relevant. My
information was taken from valid sources like Medium,Business
Insider,Bloomberg and official government websites like Digitalindia.gov.in which
made the information trustworthy. I also managed to collect expert testimonies
from professors in Stanford University which allowed me to gain a new
perspective to add to my report. However many of these sources had unnecessary
information which talked about the specifics and the science aspect of how
technology has changed communication so i had to sort through the information
which was a problem as it took some time, other than that all my sources had
mentioned the name of the author who provided an unbiased opinion and made my
source more reliable.